Armed with razor sharp comedy instincts, a legendary talent for physical comedy and a good guy reputation that spilled over into his characters, Dick Van Dyke is one of Hollywood's most beloved legends, marking a career which spans over eight decades. But even as he ...
Ted Danson watched "The Dick Van Dyke Show" on his first television set, and found that Van Dyke was a performer you wanted to spend time with. "He gave people a laugh, he uplifted people, and he did it in such an elegant, funny, extraordinary ...
In Dick Van Dyke’s memoir, he wrote: “There have only been two times in my career when I have known that I had a chance to be involved in something special. The first was 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' and the second was when I ...
Dick Van Dyke's career has spanned almost eight decades across stage, television, and film. His journey into show business started with touring as half of the comedy duo The Merry Mutes, then going on to co-anchor "The CBS Morning Show" with Walter Cronkite, before becoming ...
The title credits flash on the screen and that familiar big band tune starts to play. The front door opens and in walks Rob Petrie. A kiss for Laura and a quick step toward the living room, and then, whoop, boom! Rob goes down in ...
Throughout his 100 years, Dick Van Dyke has enjoyed nearly eight decades in show business. He began his career on radio in Illinois, which propelled him to Broadway, television, and film. In each medium, he demonstrated talent across comedy, drama, and musical performance. Julie Andrews, ...
Larry Mathews, who played Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore's son Ritchie Petrie in "The Dick Van Dyke Show," discovered a trove of home movies his father shot while Mathews was on set.
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore had such great on-screen chemistry that they reunited for a variety special in 1969 called "Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman." The success of this special led CBS to offer Mary Tyler Moore her own show, "The ...
On May 31st, 1964, Dick Van Dyke delivered a speech on race relations before Dr. Martin Luther King's address at the Religious Witness for Human Dignity event in Los Angeles.